2024 Map of Moonlight Butte

About this map

Moonlight Butte rises as a prominent landmark in this high-desert region of Lake County, where water resources define the utility and character of the land. The landscape is marked by a network of seasonal catchments and depressions critical for livestock and wildlife, including Bull Lake, the nearby Bull Lake Waterhole, and the specialized drainage of Browns Valley to the east. These intermittent water sources, along with Chicago Pond and the Sagehen Waterhole, reflect the arid nature of the basin-and-range terrain. The presence of the BLM Rd 6151-0-00 suggests the ongoing management of public lands by the Bureau of Land Management, providing the primary access through this sparsely developed territory of Oregon's high desert country.